Defender of Indigenous Peoples' rights Juan Pablo Gutiérrez received a death threat from a paramilitary group targeting him and other Indigenous organizations in Colombia. He has received numerous threatening phone calls since. His life is at risk.

Colombia, the amazing land of green, is a tropical haven that is close to the equator. People know of its wonderful coffee, the exotic Amazon that courses through its lands, and of its amazing heritage.

Over the past 10 years, Colombia has enjoyed a huge change in fortunes. The economy is humming, drug-related violence is down and security forces have corralled the rebel FARC guerillas. From infrastructure to corruption, however, some serious problems pe

"The case against Chiquita is a great opportunity to rip the lid off the putrid cauldron cooked up by companies that have enriched themselves with impunity on the blood of the people. Justice must not remain silent."

The Colombian military's massacre last Saturday of 17 members of the guerrilla movement FARC, including its second in command, on Ecuadoran soil has brought tensions in the region to an unprecedented level, raising the serious threat of armed conflict

Colombia has significant natural resources and its diverse culture reflects the indigenous Indian, Spanish and African origins of its people
But it has also been ravaged by a decades-long violent conflict involving outlawed armed groups, drug cartels an

OGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Forget going on a hunger strike.
In Colombia, an unemployed man has sewn shut his mouth and locked himself behind an iron mask to demand the government attend to his family's desperate economic plight.

Sunday, Venezuela's President Chávez denounced the presence of Colombian paramilitaries operating in Venezuela with US govt support. Colombia's President Uribe refuses to respond. A US govt document implicates "anti-drug" US ally Uribe in the drug trade.